Pulisic doesn’t know why AC Milan snubbed fans after Como win

AC Milan may have won two straight games heading into the international break, but all is far from well at the Italian club.

Despite coming from behind to defeat Como 2-1 on Saturday, Milan fans at San Siro still jeered the team off the pitch.

It was a stark reminder that Milan has hugely underachieved this season. Even after winning two in a row, the Rossoneri entered the international break in ninth place, six points and five places outside of a top-four position.

Curva Sud, Milan’s supporters’ section, was again empty for the first 15 minutes of the game against Como as fans continued to protest club management. After the game, Milan players failed to acknowledge the Curva as they typically do after home matches.

Fans jeered Milan players off the field as they went straight down the tunnel.

Pulisic was key to Milan’s fightback in the Como win, as he scored the home side’s opener to equal his career high of 15 goals on the season.

After the game, the U.S. international said he maintained belief that Milan could pull off a late-season turnaround and reach next season’s Champions League.

“We have to be more positive, because we have won two games in a row,” the 26-year-old said at a press conference. “We have the chance to get where we want, but we think game by game.”

“The fans always support us,” he added. “The moment is not positive, but we want to finish in the top four. We have to believe in it, support the team.”

Asked about the incident after the game with the Curva, Pulisic didn’t have many answers.

“I don’t know, we decided to go back [down the tunnel],” he said. “I don’t have much to say, I don’t know.”

Pulisic has now joined up with the USMNT ahead of the Concacaf Nations League Finals this week. Looking for its fourth straight Nations League title, the USMNT will face Panama on Thursday in the semifinal at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.